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The Non-Obvious Show · Episode 15

How Women's Fitness Shaped the World

with Danielle Friedman

Episode 15 · January 15, 2023 · 25 min

In This Episode

How have women shaped the exercise industry? Danielle Friedman is an award-winning journalist and the author of. Her book Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World explores the untold history of women's exercise culture while debunking myths and reveals how this physical strength has transformed into other forms of power. In this episode, Danielle Friedman explores the history of women's fitness, discrimination in the industry, and the groundbreaking women who changed it for generations.

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About The Guest

Danielle Friedman Journalist and author of Let's Get Physical

Danielle Friedman is a journalist covering health, gender and culture and the author of Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World. She contributes to the New York Times Well section and has written for Vogue, the Cut and the Washington Post.

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